The untimely death of Phar Lap caused an uproar that kept the rumour mill busy for years grinding out theories, now another theory has surfaced.
Now that you have head down using a lift of the lead rope, make sure it is solid…that you get head down promptly every time you lift the lead. Now we can have some fun and play with cue transfer.…
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I hope you have all tried the up for down method and are having some success. There are usually three ceilings that the horse will stop at. To get them past this sticky level first make sure you are allowing …
A few things:
1. Sue Parker and I introduced “limping” to Zelador yesterday. We weren’t exactly sure how we were going to do this. She mentioned trainers using ropes to lift a leg and we both agreed that we weren’t …
The first show for the fundraiser was last Saturday. I asked a teenage girl which she liked best. We had just returned the horses to their stalls after the performance and were standing in front of the bank barn. She …
The first White House stables, never meant to be a showplace, were a simple Georgian design built in 1800 under the orders of Thomas Jefferson.
By now you should be both smiling and having an even better time, so now we need to look at generalizing this behaviour just like all our behaviours.
Perhaps you have encountered grumpy faces in your horse when you go …
Come to the Winsong Farm Fall Fundraiser. Get the details here.…
The next foundation lesson is called Happy Faces.
Whether it is yourself doing the smiling or being on the receiving end of a smile, smiles just make you feel good. Behaviour and emotion are neurophysiologically linked so when you change …
I introduced two new horses to clicker training, Jack and Carrie. Much to my surprise Jack was able to walk and trot around me at liberty the first day! He was also good at coming in from his circle to …
The annual tradition of shrimp fishing continues in the town of Oostduinkerke, Belgium in the North Sea, about 30 minutes north of Dunkirk, France.
I hope you played with mats and moving them to different locations last week and worked a bit on building duration as well after your horse was ok in the new locations. This week we are going to add in …
Trailer loading, just like any other behaviour we would ask our horses to do, must have had been taught before we can ask, and expect, the horse to perform that behaviour. An even more important question to ask is have …
All riders have heard of the Caprilli Method of riding and we have an Italian cavalry rider to thank for revolutionizing the way we all ride and jump today.
